Ariel Sharon
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In 1954 reporter Uri Dan met a young military commander named Ariel Sharon and followed him closely for more than half a century. Dan became Sharon's trusted advisor and a witness to the defining moments of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--from secret meetings with heads of state to open warfare in the Sinai. This riveting combination of political history, narrative biography, interviews, and correspondence sheds new light on the conflict in the Middle East and provides an intimate, definitive portrait of Ariel Sharon--a man whose life is inextricably intertwined with Israel's destiny. With Hamas governing Palestine, Ariel Sharon gravely ill and the party he founded, the Kadima, in control of the Knesset, this book couldn't be more timely.
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Foreword * 1954: My First Meeting with Ariel Sharon * 1948: The War of Independence * 1956: The Suez Campaign * 1957: An Outstanding Officer * 1962: Adieu Margalith * 1967: The Six Day War * October 1967: Gur's Death * 1968: Repopulating the Promised Land * 1969-1973: Sharon against the Bar-Lev Line * 1970: Sharon Returns * 1973: The Yom Kippur War * 1974: Arik, King of Israel * 1981: Destroying Osirak * 1981: "Sharon Has Destroyed Yamit" * June 1982: The Lebanese War * 1982: Sharon's Black September * December 1982-January 1983: Sharon Besieged * 8 February 1983: The Kahan Commission Report * 1983-1984: "Ariel, Don't Resign!" * January 1991: Scud Rain over Israel * 1993-1994: Arafat Returns * October 1998: The Wye Plantation Agreements * February 1999: Lily Is Ill * 28 September 2000: Controversial Visit to the Temple Mount * November 2000: Sharon Targets the Top * 6 February 2001: Prime Minister Sharon * 2001: First Impressions * February-March 2001: Condoleezza's Legs * 1 June 2001: Suicide Bomb at the Dolphinarium * October 2001: Afghanistan * December 2001: Christmas in Bethlehem * January 2002: A Boatload of Weapons * March 2002: Massacre in Pesach * April 2002: "Massacre" in Jenin * 24 June 2002: Arafat Out * July 2002: Liquidation of Hamas Leaders * November 2002 - December 2003: Arik Corrupted? * June 2003: The Road Map * September 2004: A Plan for Israel * November 2004: Arafat's Death * September 2005: After the Disengagement * 2004-2005: A Mother's Advice * September 2005: Withdrawal from Gaza * September 2005: Speech to the United Nations * November 2005: Kadima * December 2005-January 2006 * Chronology